Speeches by president

The United Nations has embarked on an irreversible process of profound transformation. Efficiency and flexibility will be the defining features of this process....

On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Sir, I would first like to congratulate you on your election as President of the Gener...

It was 70 years ago that, on behalf on their peoples, the first Member States of the Organization signed the Charter of the United Nations. We pledged ourselves...

The course of history appears to unwind rapidly and with it, events occur, pass or recede into time, imbuing the lives of our societies with the dual sensation...

I bring greetings from the people of Nicaragua and from our President, Comandante Daniel Ortega Saavedra. We are very pleased to see a brother from Fiji, a Paci...

16. I think it is a good omen that our deliberations this year are presided over by such a distinguished personality as Miss Angie Brooks. The affection and est...

Before delivering the message of the Government of Rwanda to the General Assembly, allow me to follow the Heads of State and fellow Ministers who have spoken f...

May I, on behalf of the Government and the people of Jamaica, convey warmest congratulations to Mr. Amara Essy on his election as President of the General Assem...

This sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly is taking place in a global context full of challenges, testing the efficiency of the current international s...

I warmly congratulate Mr. Deiss on his well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I believe his wise and experie...

I congratulate you, Madam President, and wish you the greatest success in this session. Four years ago I attended this global forum for the first time to a...

I am privileged to speak this morning on behalf of the European Community and its 12 member States. It is a pleasure to do so under your guidance, Mr. Preside...

Mr. President, your recognized diplomatic skill and your familiarity with the workings of the Organization augur well for the success of this session of the Gen...

I would like to congratulate Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. I am confident ...

Sir, as the first speaker in the general debate, it is my privilege to extend the first words of congratulation to you upon your election as President of the Ge...

I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I am confident that his wisdom, leadership a...

I take this opportunity, Madam President, to warmly congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. M...

Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the General Assembly. Your sterling credentials, Sir, and vast experience are ...

Mr. President, on this important occasion, allow me to extend the congratulations of the people and Government of Peru upon your distinguished and well-deserved...

First of all, on behalf of the Government and people of Nepal and on my own behalf, I should like to extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your el...